Disability, human rights and education : cross cultural perspectives / edited by Felicity Armstrong and Len Barton. - xi, 237 pages ; 23 cm. - Disability, human rights, and society . - Disability, human rights, and society .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Disabled people's quest for social justice in Zimbabwe / Human rights and the struggle for inclusive education in Trinidad and Tobago / Headlights on full beam: disability and education in Hong Kong / Human rights and inclusive education in China: a Western perspective / Rights and disabilities in educational provision in Pakistan and Bangladesh: roots, rhetoric, reality / Inclusive education in Canada: a piece in the equality puzzle / Disability, human rights and education: the United States / Special education and human rights in Australia: how do we know about disablement, and what does it mean for educators? / Educational opportunities and polysemic notions of equality in France / Experience-near perspectives on disabled people's rights in Sweden / Equality and full participation for all? School practices and special education/integration in Greece / Disability, human rights and education in Cyprus / Disability, human rights and education in Romania / 'Is there anyone there concerned with human rights?' Cross-cultural connections, disability and the struggle for change in England / Robert Chimedza, Susan Peters Ann Cheryl Namsoo, Derrick Armstrong John Lewis Patricia Potts M. Miles, Farhad Hossain Marcia Rioux Alan Gartner, Dorothy Kerzner Lipsky Roger Slee Nathalie Belanger, Nicolas Garant Anders Gustavsson Anastasia Vlachou-Balafouti Helen Phtiaka Michele Moore, Karen Dunn Felicity Armstrong, Len Barton 1 7 -- 2 24 -- 3 38 -- 4 54 -- 5 67 -- 6 87 -- 7 100 -- 8 119 -- 9 132 -- 10 149 -- 11 161 -- 12 176 -- 13 193 -- 14 210.

This volume recognizes the importance of an informed cross-cultural understanding of the policies and practices of different societies within the field of disability, human rights and education.

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People with disabilities--Social conditions
People with disabilities--Education
Human rights.

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